Bulletin of the Constitutional Court
4/2010

Official Materials and Decisions of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus of 8 October 2010 No. D-492/2010 «On the Conformity of the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On the Republican Budget for 2011» to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus»

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus of 8 October 2010 No. D-493/2010 «On the Conformity of the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On the Alterations and Addenda to the Budget Code of the Republic of Belarus» to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus»

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus of 11 October 2010 No. D-494/2010 «On the Conformity of the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On the Alterations and Addenda to the Tax Code of the Republic of Belarus» to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus»

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus of 11 October 2010 No. D-495/2010 «On the Budget of the State Extrabudgetary Fund of Social Protection of the Population of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Belarus for 2011» to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus»

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus of 22 October 2010 No. D-497/2010 «On the Conformity of the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On the Alterations to the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On the Population Register» to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus»

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus of 10 November 2010 No. D-507/2010 «On the Conformity of the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On the Alterations and Addenda to the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On State Allowances for Families with Children» to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus»

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus of 10 November 2010 No. D-508/2010 «On the Conformity of the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On the Alterations to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Belarus on Housing» to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus»

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus of 10 November 2010 No. D-509/2010 «On the Conformity of the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On the Naming of Geographic Objects» to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus»

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus of 17 November 2010 No. D-514/2010 «On Legislative Regulation of the Liability of Land Plots Tenants (Rent Payers)» to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus»

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus of 22 November 2010 No. D-515/2010 «On the Conformity of the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On the Alterations and Addenda to the Code of the Republic of Belarus on Administrative Offences and to the Code of the Republic of Belarus on Execution Procedure of Administrative Offences» to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus»

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus of 22 November 2010 No. D-516/2010 «On the Conformity of the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On the Donation of Blood and Its Components» to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus»

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus of 22 November 2010 No. D-517/2010 «On the Conformity of the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On the Alterations and Addenda to the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On Forwarding and Shipping Activity» to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus»

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus of 22 November 2010 No. D-518/2010 «On the Conformity of the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On the Alterations and Addenda to Certain Laws of the Republic of Belarus on Issues of Architecture, Urban Planning and Construction Activities» to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus»

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus of 15 December 2010 No. D-524/2010 «On Action of а Regulatory Legal Act in Time after Ceasing Exercise of the Authority Delegated to Adopt (Issue) It »

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus of 20 December 2010 No. D-525/2010 «On the Conformity of the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On Renewable Energy Sources» to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus»

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus of 21 December 2010 No. D-526/2010 «On the conformity of the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On External Labour Migration» to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus»

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus of 21 December 2010 No. D-527/2010 «On the Conformity of the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On the Alterations and Addenda to Certain Laws of the Republic of Belarus on Issues of the Assessment of Compliance with Technical Normative Legal Acts in the Field of Technical Regulation and Standardization» to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus»

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus of 22 December 2010 No. D-528/2010 «On the Conformity of the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On the Alterations and Addenda to Certain Codes of the Republic of Belarus» to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus»

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus of 22 December 2010 No. D-529/2010 «On the Conformity of the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On the Alterations and Addenda to the Criminal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Republic of Belarus» to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus»

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus of 23 December 2010 No. D-530/2010 «On the Conformity of the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On the Alterations and Addenda to the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On Investigative Activity» to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus»

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus of 23 December 2010 No. D-531/2010 «On the Conformity of the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On the Alterations and Addenda to the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On the Internal Affairs Bodies of the Republic of Belarus» to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus»

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus of 30 December 2010 No. D-553/2010 «On the Conformity of the Education Code of the Republic of Belarus to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus»

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus of 30 December 2010 No. D-554/2010 «On the Conformity of the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On the Alterations and Addenda to Certain Codes of the Republic of Belarus Relating Economic Court Procedure Improvement» to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus»

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus of 30 December 2010 No. D-555/2010 «On the conformity of the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On the Alterations and Addenda to the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On Road Traffic» to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus»

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus of 30 December 2010 No. D-556/2010 «On the Conformity of the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On the Alterations and Addenda to the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On Principles of the State Youth Policy» to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus»

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus of 30 December 2010 No. D-557/2010 «On the Conformity of the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On the Alterations and Addenda to the Land Code of the Republic of Belarus» to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus»

Execution of the Decisions of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus by State Bodies

Latushkin S.P. On Execution of the Decisions of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus in 2010

Scientific Information

Miklashevich P.P. Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus: Functions and Cooperation with other State Authority Bodies

The article considers the issues dealing with the role and place of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus in the system of the bodies of state power, its constitutional legal status and main functions are analyzed. 
The conclusion is made that the practice of the execution of the decisions of the Constitutional Court justifies the effectiveness of the realization by the Constitutional Court of its functions. 
At the same time for the purposes of promotion of the effectiveness of execution of the functions of the constitutional control and achievement of the high level of interaction with other bodies of state power, further improvement of the constitutional legal proceedings and securing of the procedural independence of the Constitutional Court it is necessary to make respective addenda into the Code on Judicial System and Status of Judges, aimed at adjusting of the competence of the Constitutional Court and to adopt the Law «On the constitutional legal proceedings».

Podgrusha V.V. Social Justice Within Issues of Citizens’ Rights and Legal Interests Protection

The problem of the social justice principle implementation is considered in the Article based on constitutional provisions relating to social character of the Belarusian State, including at different stages of the Belarusian statehood formation and development. It is emphasised that realisation of social justice is impossible without effective social rights protection. Moreover, the legal and constitutional obligation of the State to guarantee and protect social rights should use the social justice principle as a basis so that it allows the social state to correct actual inequality. The place and the relevance of all the state power branches in solving problems of social inequality, as well as attitudes elaborated by the Constitutional Court in the course of particular cases examination are analysed in the Article.

Danilyuk S.Y. The Right to Life and Legal and Constitutional Aspects of the Death Penalty

Various aspects of the right to life, including issues of the death penalty from the standpoint of legal and constitutional values, of requirements of international documents relating to human rights and religious views are considered in the Article. Peculiarities of the legal grounds for the death penalty refusal in Russia and Ukraine are set forth. The author analyses some defects of legal regulation of the life imprisonment in the penal legislation of the Republic of Belarus. The problem of the public opinion influence on the settlement of the death penalty issue is touched upon.

Scientists of Belarus

Semenkov V.I. (in commemoration of the 85th anniversary)

International Relations of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus

Maryskin A.V. On the 85th Plenary Session of the Venice Commission